Smith, Reginald Wingfield

Title

Smith, Reginald Wingfield

Last Name

Smith

First and Middle Name

Reginald Wingfield

Hometown

Big Stone Gap, Virginia

County and/or State

Wise County, Virginia

Birth Date

23 August 1899

Birthplace

Gilley, Virginia

Death Date

4 June 1918

Cause of Death

Died of blood poisoning while at home from VPI

Place of Death

Big Stone Gap, Virginia

Parents

Malcolm Macauley Smith and Birdie Richmond Wax

VPI Graduating Class

1920

Service Branch

Army SATC

Unit

Students Army Training Corps at VPI

Rank

Private

1927 "Virginia Polytehnic Institute in the World War" booklet

Yes

Additional Notes

Name listed on the Virginia Tech Pylons

Bibliography

  • "Reginald Smith Dead." Big Stone Gap Post. Volume 26, Number 23. 5 June 1918. (see attached file)

Files

Portrait of Reginald W. Smith while a student at Virginia Polytechnic Institute.jpg
Reginald Smith Dead. Big Stone Gap Post. Volume 26, Number 23. 5 June 1918..jpg

Collection

Citation

“Smith, Reginald Wingfield,” VPI in World War I, accessed April 4, 2025, https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/items/show/863.

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